Can We Protect Our Children From the Government?
As part of back-to-school preparations, teachers are patrolling their schools against ICE arrests of students and their families.
Looking Back at the Positions on South African Apartheid Taken by Ambitious Democrats
Certain prominent Democrats led efforts in the 1980s to help end apartheid, but the political costs and benefits were uncertain at the time, and some remain debated today.
Why Democrats Should Be Talking About Community Schools
Polling data show that getting education right is important for voters, but no one knows the Democrats’ plan
How Grassroots Union Activists Fight Trump, Republican Callousness
By David McCall Author Bio: David McCall is the international president of the United Steelworkers Union (USW). Credit Line: This article was produced by the Independent Media Institute Harmon Dent’s congregation “adopted” an apartment building in Beaumont, Texas, and started handing out gift baskets,…
How the Trump Administration Wields the Federal Government’s Power Over Public Education
With the help of the U.S. Supreme Court and congressional Republicans, Trump is turning public education into the great unequalizer.
How the Trump Administration Wields the Federal Government’s Power Over Public Education
With the help of the U.S. Supreme Court and congressional Republicans, Trump is turning public education into the great unequalizer.
The Inevitable Militarization of Space?
For decades, international treaties and diplomatic pressure largely constrained the militarization of space. But in the 2020s, open defiance has replaced subtle circumvention, and the prospect of full-scale weaponization is no longer theoretical.
What Will It Take to End Trump’s ICE Raids?
Our reliance on armed agents of the state has led to fascism. The only way out is to abolish policing and militarism.
The Host of ‘The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen’ on Corporate Media Contamination, News Soundbites, and the Trump Administration’s Impact on Public Affairs Reporting
“We have power. They’re afraid of us,” says politician-turned-talk-radio-personality “Arnie” Arnesen.
How Current Affairs Podcasts are Filling the Cracks in Mainstream News Reporting
Public affairs podcasts are an antidote to short-form news consumption and soundbite-oriented cable news broadcasts.
